I think I read in school that Mona Lisa's facial expressions are actually a composite of all the facial expressions she had during all of the seperate sittings it took to paint her, and that's why her smile is so peculiar.

I read that story about the "emotion recognition" software, but I cant imagine it's findings on Mona Lisa are accurate since the computer was designed to scan & detect the emotion on one face, not a face that probably took weeks or months to put together.

Originally posted by DJ FrostyFreezeI think I read in school that Mona Lisa's facial expressions are actually a composite of all the facial expressions she had during all of the seperate sittings it took to paint her, and that's why her smile is so peculiar.

I read that story about the "emotion recognition" software, but I cant imagine it's findings on Mona Lisa are accurate since the computer was designed to scan & detect the emotion on one face, not a face that probably took weeks or months to put together.

But then again, what do I know?

Or maybe the computer is incredibly accurate. If her expression is actually a composite of all the expressions she had while sitting for her portrait, then perhaps that accounts for why she's 83% happy (because the most famous artist in Italy is painting her portrait), 9% disgusted (because he's taking so long, and maybe he's got a piece of his lunch stuck in his beard), 6% fearful (because he's a little eccentric and she doesn't know how to take him) and 2% angry (because he's such a demanding perfectionist!).